diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MessageList.jsx b/frontend/src/components/MessageList.jsx
index 4ead612..3c095e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MessageList.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MessageList.jsx
@@ -130,6 +130,91 @@ function parseThinking(text) {
   return { content, thinking };
 }
 
+// Helper to extract status tags from content
+function parseStatusTags(text) {
+  if (!text || typeof text !== 'string') return { content: text || '', statusTags: [] };
+
+  const statusTags = [];
+  // Match self-closing <status .../> tags with attributes
+  const statusRegex = /<status\s+([^/>]*)\/?>/g;
+  let match;
+  while ((match = statusRegex.exec(text)) !== null) {
+    const attrsStr = match[1];
+    const attrs = {};
+    // Parse attributes like mode="working" project="claude-web-ui"
+    const attrRegex = /(\w+)="([^"]*)"/g;
+    let attrMatch;
+    while ((attrMatch = attrRegex.exec(attrsStr)) !== null) {
+      attrs[attrMatch[1]] = attrMatch[2];
+    }
+    if (Object.keys(attrs).length > 0) {
+      statusTags.push(attrs);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const content = text.replace(/<status\s+[^/>]*\/?>/g, '').trim();
+  return { content, statusTags };
+}
+
+// Helper to extract queue-next tags from content
+function parseQueueTags(text) {
+  if (!text || typeof text !== 'string') return { content: text || '', queueTags: 0 };
+
+  // Count <queue-next/> or <queue-next /> tags
+  const queueRegex = /<queue-next\s*\/?>/g;
+  const matches = text.match(queueRegex);
+  const queueTags = matches ? matches.length : 0;
+
+  const content = text.replace(/<queue-next\s*\/?>/g, '').trim();
+  return { content, queueTags };
+}
+
+// Status info display component (non-collapsible info badge)
+// Rendered as a centered info line, similar to system messages
+function StatusInfo({ statusTags }) {
+  if (!statusTags || statusTags.length === 0) return null;
+
+  // Mode display names and colors
+  const modeConfig = {
+    ready: { label: 'Ready', color: 'text-green-400' },
+    working: { label: 'Working', color: 'text-yellow-400' },
+    focus: { label: 'Focus', color: 'text-orange-400' },
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 justify-center message-enter">
+      {statusTags.map((tag, idx) => {
+        const config = modeConfig[tag.mode] || { label: tag.mode, color: 'text-dark-400' };
+        return (
+          <div key={idx} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <Info className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-dark-500" />
+            <span className="text-xs text-dark-500">Status set to</span>
+            <span className={`text-xs font-medium ${config.color}`}>{config.label}</span>
+            {tag.project && (
+              <span className="text-xs text-dark-600">({tag.project})</span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// Queue info display component
+// Shows when agent is reading next queued message
+function QueueInfo({ count }) {
+  if (!count || count === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 justify-center message-enter">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+        <Info className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-dark-500" />
+        <span className="text-xs text-dark-500">Reading next queued message</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 // Collapsible thinking block component
 function ThinkingBlock({ thinking }) {
   const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
@@ -535,10 +620,14 @@ const Message = memo(function Message({ message, onSendMessage, hostConfig }) {
     if (type === 'assistant') {
       const withoutReminders = parseSystemReminders(content);
       const withoutThinking = parseThinking(withoutReminders.content);
+      const withoutStatus = parseStatusTags(withoutThinking.content);
+      const withoutQueue = parseQueueTags(withoutStatus.content);
       return {
-        content: withoutThinking.content,
+        content: withoutQueue.content,
         reminders: withoutReminders.reminders,
         thinking: withoutThinking.thinking,
+        statusTags: withoutStatus.statusTags,
+        queueTags: withoutQueue.queueTags,
       };
     }
     return null;
@@ -593,7 +682,19 @@ const Message = memo(function Message({ message, onSendMessage, hostConfig }) {
         );
 
       case 'assistant': {
-        const { content: cleanContent, reminders, thinking } = parsedContent;
+        const { content: cleanContent, reminders, thinking, statusTags, queueTags } = parsedContent;
+
+        // If only control tags (no actual content), show just the info components
+        const hasOnlyControlTags = !cleanContent.trim() && (statusTags.length > 0 || queueTags > 0);
+        if (hasOnlyControlTags) {
+          return (
+            <>
+              {statusTags.length > 0 && <StatusInfo statusTags={statusTags} />}
+              {queueTags > 0 && <QueueInfo count={queueTags} />}
+            </>
+          );
+        }
+
         return (
           <div className="flex gap-3 message-enter">
             {assistantAvatar?.startsWith('/') ? (
@@ -609,6 +710,9 @@ const Message = memo(function Message({ message, onSendMessage, hostConfig }) {
             )}
             <div className="max-w-[85%]">
               <div className="text-xs text-dark-500 mb-1">{assistantName}</div>
+              {/* Control tags shown above the message if there's also content */}
+              {statusTags.length > 0 && cleanContent.trim() && <StatusInfo statusTags={statusTags} />}
+              {queueTags > 0 && cleanContent.trim() && <QueueInfo count={queueTags} />}
               <div className="bg-dark-850 rounded-lg rounded-tl-none p-4 border border-dark-700 claude-message inline-block">
                 <ThinkingBlock thinking={thinking} />
                 <ReactMarkdown